kite edition
Manage installed starkite editions. Editions add feature sets on top of the base kitecmd binary — cloud adds Kubernetes support, ai adds LLM/MCP modules.
If you installed kitecmd (the lean base edition) and later want Kubernetes or LLM functionality without reinstalling, the edition subcommand fetches the corresponding edition binary and lets kitecmd delegate to it transparently. Users who installed the all-in-one kite binary don't need this — it already contains every edition's modules.
Subcommands¶
| Subcommand | Purpose |
|---|---|
kitecmd edition use <name> |
Switch active edition. Downloads the binary if not installed. |
kitecmd edition remove <name> |
Remove an installed edition. Aliases: rm, uninstall. |
kitecmd edition status |
Show the active edition and list installed editions. |
kitecmd edition use <name>¶
Switch the active edition. If the edition binary isn't installed, it is downloaded from GitHub Releases automatically.
Flags¶
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--from <path> |
Install from a local binary path instead of downloading |
--force |
Overwrite an existing installation |
Examples¶
# Switch to cloud edition (downloads if not installed)
kitecmd edition use cloud
# Install cloud from a locally built binary
kitecmd edition use cloud --from ./bin/kitecloud
# Replace an existing ai edition install with a local build
kitecmd edition use ai --from ./bin/kiteai --force
# Switch back to the base edition
kitecmd edition use base
kitecmd edition remove <name>¶
Remove an installed edition. The base edition cannot be removed.
kitecmd edition status¶
Show the current active edition, the base binary's version, and every installed edition with its on-disk size.
kitecmd edition status
# Current edition: ai
# Version: 0.1.0-dev
# Binary edition: base
#
# Installed editions:
# * ai (56 MB)
# cloud (63 MB)
The * marker indicates the active edition.